Gentle Giant - Three Friends (1972)

Gentle Giant - Three Friends (1972)

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Gentle Giant - Three Friends

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Side one

1. "Prologue"   6:14

2. "Schooldays"   7:37

3. "Working All Day"   5:12

Side two

1. "Peel the Paint"   7:31

2. "Mister Class and Quality?"   5:51

3. "Three Friends"   3:04

Gentle Giant Band Members

Gary Green – electric guitar, mandolin (track 2), tambourine (tracks 2, 5)

Kerry Minnear – Hammond organ (tracks 1, 3–6), piano (tracks 1, 2, 5), electric piano (tracks 2, 3, 5), Mellotron (tracks 2, 6), Minimoog (tracks 1, 4, 6), Clavinet (track 2, 3), Baldwin spinet electric harpsichord (track 2), vibraphone (track 2), bongos (track 2), triangle (track 2), lead vocals (2, 6)

Malcolm Mortimore – drums, concert snare (track 2), hi-hat (track 2), bass drum (track 2)

Derek Shulman – lead vocals (3–6)

Phil Shulman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4), baritone saxophone (track 1, 3), lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 6)

Ray Shulman – bass, fuzz bass (track 1), violins (track 4), electric violin (track 5), twelve-string guitar (track 1), vocals (track 6)

Three Friends (1972) is the 3rd album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. It was the band's first release to chart in America, peaking at #197 on the Billboard 200. It is the only album by Gentle Giant to feature drummer Malcolm Mortimore following the departure of Martin Smith.

A concept album, Three Friends deals with three childhood friends whose lives take them very different places. However, each of the three friends are unsatisfied with their new lives. The closing song ends the story on a cliffhanger; whether or not the three friends ever reunite is never revealed.